We here at Maxi are very excited that our new e-commerce web site is up and running. It has been a long, arduous process with numerous starts and stops, but the vision we had three years ago is coming together. In designing the site we had several unique features in mind and were told by almost everyone that it was impossible to achieve. Well, to us at Maxi, being told that something is impossible just makes us work harder to make it happen.
We were told that our vision for our new warehouse and distribution center, with 28 docks, energy efficient lighting, high speed wired and wireless internet was impossible and we pushed ahead and made it happen.
We were told that our virtual remote desktop that gives our sales team real time inventory and sales information would not work. But with the help of the team at Polylogical Solutions (as well as our Creative Director Joshua Rubin) it works beautifully.
We were told that our MiRainBarrel concept wouldn’t work. Yet we now partner with several cities (including Huntington Woods and St. Clair Shores), churches, community based organizations, the Sierra Club Great Lakes Program and the Detroit Riverfront Conservatory and several great distributors including our good friends at B.A.S.C.O. and The Cultivation Station. New partners are approaching us all the time and since we started this program have sold over 1700 rain barrels.
We were told that our MiWineBarrel concept would never work. It is still less than two years old, but orders and recognition keeps coming in. Recently, MiWineBarrel CEO, Joshua Rubin and his wife Jessie were invited guests at Michigan Wines Gold Medal Reception where many of our wine industry friends and customers won medals for their outstanding wines.
Our E-commerce platform has several new, industry leading, one of a kind, features. On many items you not only see your cost for the item, but see your shipping cost as well. We have partnered with Con-Way Freight and the US Post Office to calculate shipping costs in real time. While this is common when buying shoes on Amazon.com, no one else we can find in the drum industry currently has this capability. After spending three years developing this, I understand why. The different sizes, weights, classes, etc. for the different types of drums we sell, makes it a very difficult, if not impossible project.
Once again, we proved them wrong! This time with the help of our good friend Mike Stover of Propel Pages. While not all the items have the shipping capability yet, our most popular items do. We will be adding additional items every week, if not every day.
Give it a try. Although it was impossible for us, for you it should be as easy as buying shoes on Amazon.com.
Visit our new website and check out the online catalog with shopping cart, we accept Credit Cards and PayPal currently.
Tags: Ecommerce
